The cars I find funny are what some people think is '' fully restored'' In some cases it means a lot of filler before a fresh blow over so it looks good to the unsuspecting.

A car I went to look at last year for a potential buyer had this description. What he missed out was when it was '' fully restored'' I think it was done about 25 years ago as there was not one feature of this car that looked any good and the test drive was an eye opener, the brakes were terrible, the gearbox only had 2 of its gears, the engine felt like it was running on 5 or maybe 6 cylinders, the interior had the consistency of cardboard and the only electrical things I could find that worked was the drivers window and the rev counter. He had an explanation for everything of course and when I parked it up one of the hoses let go so it was enveloped in a cloud of steam. On the plus side it did not look that rusty in all the usual places but we know how deceptive they can be at hiding this. The price £40k and apparently with a bit of work it will be worth twice that.

My gripe is POA, give us a clue as to what you want for it. Why should I have to make a call, at my cost, to ask you what stupid price you are asking for it.

Wish I could have a BBQ and a drink , working flat out at the moment, and as from next Thursday will be doing 4 on & 4 off shifts including nights. Getting bits done on the cars, but is slow going at the moment. Have the whole fuel lines and tank out at the moment, sorting the pipes, fuel and brake, from front to back, getting them secured properly on the brackets, instead of all cable tied together .

Kevin Birch wrote:My gripe is POA, give us a clue as to what you want for it. Why should I have to make a call, at my cost, to ask you what stupid price you are asking for it.

Wish I could have a BBQ and a drink , working flat out at the moment, and as from next Thursday will be doing 4 on & 4 off shifts including nights. Getting bits done on the cars, but is slow going at the moment. Have the whole fuel lines and tank out at the moment, sorting the pipes, fuel and brake, from front to back, getting them secured properly on the brackets, instead of all cable tied together .

This is something I have been collecting from actual advertisements for a while.

"Genuine reason for sale" - always seems a stupid thing to say."no current MOT, but will pass one""was running when last on the road"“Was once a daily driver.”“Car hasn't run in quite a while, but looks like it would.”“Worth a lot more when finished.” “I’ve seen worse.” “If I personally was looking for a restoration project this would be it!” “Ran well before parked”